this is easily the best review of these flashes that i've found on youtube. it gives me an actual clear idea of how these flashes behave and what's different between the two. everyone else just takes 10+ minutes to show off their photos and not actually explain much

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! This helps me know how to do videos for similar products in the future. Much appreciated.

@danielarmstrong2144

10 ай бұрын

​@@pushingfilmyou're so welcome, please keep it up

The ad campaign is hilarious 😂

Thank you for this content :) The senior is a beautiful piece of gear, I do not need it but it'd fit my df very well. But I do not need it, I do not need it... I mean... nono, I do not...I DO NOT NEED IT

Hahahah the transition to your carhartt beanie and flannel HAHA

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

I thought you'd appreciate that 😁

This is the best review I've seen regarding these flashes - really appreciate you pointing out the difference in colour temperatures, light fall-off, and even potential interference when on the hot shoe.

Great video Hashem, I enjoyed the laughs. This was definitely a helpful review, I'll be checking out the SR!

Thanks for the review and for mentioning the fit on Leica M cameras. The Junior is about the size I'd like for my M9 for the rare occasions I'd need flash. I have an old Vivitar 283 from my original film days, but it bigger than the M9 body!

I just picked up the sr and I was impressed with the presentation and even more impressed with my test roll Thanks for doing this video! I hope you’re well!

Thanks! Very well done and very helpful.

Glad you made this video. I purchased the Junior a few weeks ago, and I have to say it works wonderfully. Great value for money.

Excellent review and comparison, probably the best one on YT - thank you! BTW, just ordered the Senior (approx. 90 USD during sale), specifically for its unique light character.

Cool review Hashem! And good on Godox because anything that helps bring an increased interest in film photography and film flash photography is awesome.

was using my grandpas old flash on his OM1 but it's too powerful and can't be dimmed down. I'm excited to try the junior! thanks for your review :)

Lol at 0:45 🤣Thanks for the video, really well done review! I'm very tempted by Lux Junior for my M4-p

Great review!! A fab present for the film shooter in your life!

This is great timing. I was eyeing up the Jr and honestly wasn’t even considering the Senior mostly due to its size. But after watching your review, I kind-of prefer the Sr’s look! It makes me want to pick both up since I can see different utility in each of them, respectively. Awesome video man, thank you!

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Yameen! Yeah they're quite different in some ways

@marike1100

Жыл бұрын

This photographer’s images with the Lux Senior is quite nice. kzread.info/dash/bejne/l46XycmnqtfZps4.html

Very informative. Thank you.

i def am gonna buy one of these. your review was legit 👌

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Yeah you'll enjoy them

The best review I've seen of these so far, covers a lot of different elements and has really helped me decide which of these I'll be getting.

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad it helped! Which one did you go for?

@Danielpettitphotography

Жыл бұрын

@@pushingfilm I have yet to order it, but I'll be going for the junior. I'm specifically after the retro look and the fall off was too much on the senior.

Funny you just posted this Hashem! I finally just received my mini and tested on a Fujifilm T3 and the results I took with my own setting was amazing! Great review and look forward to seeing your results! I was shocked at how small the junior was when opening and using it right away! Great job as per usual my friend.

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thank you as usual! :-)

Excellent review. I'm buying both for my Nikon Zfc as they both look so cool apart from being functional.

thank you for this review. i'm getting a junior and this is the only review that actually explained it so well and clearly with the best sample pics too.

@pushingfilm

Ай бұрын

Glad to hear this!

I love the Godox Sr. The slightly cooler color of the light would be good for fill flash under daylight, and to match the color to "tungsten" light (or just as often warm LED light these days), I could put a gel on it. And the retro styling just calls to me, being an aging boomer. Edit to add: Okay, my Godox Senior arrived, and I've taken a few test shots with it mounted on my Lumix GX9. It looks great on that camera, and it works well.

Absolutely love it

Thanks for the review, had my eye on these since they came out and glad to see a film shooters perspective. Having the guides on the back really helps take the guess work out of shooting flash with an older camera, just a lot less intimidating.

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

for sure!

@scarlettstoever8093

Ай бұрын

I agree its a big selling point, some of the old flash units have a chart, the dial is much nicer to reference.

Thanks, first video that explains the dials!

@pushingfilm

18 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

have been using the junior on my full-frame digital camera doing street photography at night in well lit areas and the fash works exceeding well in a fill-flash situation, so yes, well worth having in night outing. zen billings

Very good review 👍👍

Great review! I bought a Lux Senior myself and while I love the retro styling etc I'm very disappointed with the auto mode - it's underexposing by around 1.5 to 2 stops. I'm surprised to hear you saying that it works well! I'm wondering is it just my copy

Great review! ✨👌🏼

@pushingfilm

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Nice one, I've been looking forward to your reviews on these. Hipster Hashem cracked me up, as you usually come across as quite earnest here 🤣

Vivitar until recently made a couple of auto flash but they seem to have discontinued them. The Godox senior also comes in different colours. Great video as always

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Absolutely the best review. I purchased the Lux Jr a couple of months ago and, admittedly, had some trouble with it. You highlighted some of the issues I ran into (mostly user error, lol). Thank you very much for this concise, insightful and informative video! 📸

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it helped 🙂

Great video, thank you! Two questions...Roughly how many full power shots with the Senior per charge did you get? AND Can you shoot the Senior 'bare bulb' without the reflector deployed for a more even light (rather than center weighted?)

I remember, as-they-say... 'back-in-the-day'... several occasions where I found myself reviewing my film images by staring aghast at the open camera back. Point being, nothing to see here - keep calm and carry on. (Nice vid, btw. Cheers from across the ditch.)

Your video was very informative. I have the Nikon Z fc retro style digital camera and bought both the Godoy Junior and Senior for it. I have been a bit intimidated by them, being used to modern automatic flash units with flash exposure compensation-I can see how this would work well with a film camera. I had a Canon AL-1 that unfortunately broke. It gives me a better idea of what flash to use for a certain kind of look.

@pushingfilm

2 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

Great, a replacement for my old slim Canon Speedlite 011a!

great review, despite feeling personally attacked by the carhartt beanie and flannel :)

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Lol they're my own things, so I attacked myself really 😂

Great review, i need to do mine also :)

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope you enjoy them too

Great review! The JR seems quite overpriced when compared to the plethora of classic older flashes which can be more specifically matched to your camera at a fraction of the cost.

Thanks for the review, Hashem. I purchased the Senior recently and found it works well with all my film cameras, both 35mm and medium format (although I found that the shoe on the Pentax no longer works. I have to use the sync port, which does.) The inclusion of a sync cable is a nice touch, although it could be longer. I have not found the light fall off that you commented on. The unit does indeed give a nice soft look. The colour temperature difference won't matter with film. It has encouraged me to shoot more film shots with flash, which is the purpose of the exercise. Regards.

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Nice! What focal length do you mainly use it with?

@DavidWilliams7037A

Жыл бұрын

@@pushingfilm 'standard' lens (50mm on the 35mm cameras and 80mm on the Bronica)

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidWilliams7037A I see! I mainly noticed it at wider focal lengths

@DavidWilliams7037A

Жыл бұрын

@@pushingfilm Ahh, that would make sense, even though Godox claims that the flash covers 28mm. Obviously not very well :}

So cool that you got these - been very interested in the senior, but did you feel like the junior slowed you down much as I've watched another video and they noted the junior took a little while to recycle

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Hey, I found that I didn't shoot high power back-to-back fast enough for the recycle time to slow me down (especially with film).

I dunno about the flashes personally, but I'd love to see more Hipster Hashem in the future...😂😂😜

Good review, thanks. I'd be interested in results with the Junior if gelled with CTB, to compensate for its orange cast. [Edit] I've read that the Junior can also run "bright," meaning even at it's most reduced power it could be too bright, which a gel could also help mitigate?

I've been looking for something to replace my deceased Vivitar 283. Looks like one of these could fill the bill quite nicely.

Thanks for the interesting review. Any comments on the battery life of the Senior, as it needs to be recharged between sessions? Also - although these great looking flashes are fabulous retro looking, how do they compare in real life to for example the TT350 and TT600 flashes?

@pushingfilm

7 ай бұрын

No probs. It's a decent battery, but drainage really varies a lot depending on the power and frequency of firing... so I don't have an easy answer to that, sorry! I haven't used those other models you mentioned.

I've read that the auto functionality is simply a light sensor pointed towards your subject. I suppose that this would pick up changing light levels if the subject is closer or further away. HAve you noticed any limitations of the auto functionality?

well made review

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

So basically the Sr gives you built in vignette while the jr is actually quite a nice useful compact flash (which is getting rare these days…. Why did fuji ever discontinue the EF-X20……)

I recently bought one of each, the Junior for my Nikon Zfc and the Senior for my Nikon Df. I think they are both great but as you said a slightly different result in the look of the photo. The junior as a similar look to the 80’s Nikon SB-15 that I use on my Nikon FE. Great flashes with a retro look!

@lim2001burger

Жыл бұрын

I'm curious to see what you think of the recycle times for the flashes - did it slow you down at all? I'm trying to get a hold of the senior, but they are out of stock from the regular places I get my gear from

Bro how you changed to the carhartt had me.. Actually a buddy of mine here I was shooting with the other day was using the junior unit on the streets. Pretty nice unit.

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's pretty good! I think I prefer the Lightpix Labs for the Leica and my kind of use, the wireless function is nice too. PS. I heard Japan has opened up finally :-)

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

@@AIP404 A little bit, sometimes. But most of my shooting with it is done within 1-3 metres at slower shutter speeds and around f8-11, in which case it works well :-)

I hope you get to review their new lux cadet model.

Good pointer regarding how the flash might obscure the viewfinder. I wonder if this is the case on the x100v? Wondering if this will work with the Lightpix Labs FlashQ triggers...

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

I don't have that problem with protrusion on the X100V. Also, it can't work with the lightpix trigger alone, but would work as a slave to it or other wireless flashes.

@ArmandSalmon

Жыл бұрын

@@pushingfilm Thanks, I did not realize it wouldn't work with the trigger. Wonder why though, is it the pin layout on Godox or is it the LightPix triggers limiting this?

Did the senior give any issues getting your eye to the viewfinder on the M6?

dude use on cable off camera pre focus lens pre set flash auto range it works in daylight love it

Thanks for the video if you don't use the Reflektor there is no vignette 📸

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Interesting, I imagine the light wouldn't be as soft without using it, and require higher power?

I was super excited looking at this flash online because I had thought that it might have an adjustable thyristor. While I usually shoot digital, I learned with film and thyristor flash. I really dislike TTL auto flash. I love my old thyristor Metz flash, but hate that I have to stop down so much to use it with high ISO's. I wish someone would make a thyristor flash that could auto expose at f5.6 at 3200 ISO.

@paulgerrard99

Жыл бұрын

Canon 299T is thyristor and has great flexibility for aperture and ISO - it only goes up to 1000 ISO but will auto flash @f/2 at any ISO so if you do the maths f/5.6 @3200 is possible!

@ArtCFartC

Жыл бұрын

@@paulgerrard99 Thanks, but I shot Nikon. Guess I could mount it on a Wein safe sync to keep the dedicated contacts from talking to the camera.

@paulgerrard99

Жыл бұрын

@@ArtCFartC it works with any camera. It has extra pins that communicate with some Canons to change aperture automatically but I've used it no problem with cameras that have just the basic centre pin

Thoughts on the Junior with Ricoh GR3X?

Won't this fry something inside my order film camera? I'm using a Pentax spotmatic SP and I read that it could happen using modern flashes on older film cameras and I'm quite worried , I want to buy a flash but it's so hard to find working ones on the used market that have pc sync cords.

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

Hey, it shouldn't do that at all, as far as I know! Where did you hear this?

How would you compare it to the Leica SF 26?

Can we use for current mirroless cameras ? Like Sony a7 or canon R

what's the difference between these flashes and the metz 45 cl/t series?

is it strong enough to use in day light?

Whether the Godox Lux Junior will work with Canon R8?

How was the Senior on your Pentax 67? I’m debating to try it for my P67 for BW film 😇

@pushingfilm

9 ай бұрын

I didn't actually use it with that camera! Just mounted it for demonstration purposes. It should work fairly well for closer subjects

How do they compare to the Godox TT350F? Was looking into buying a flash for my x100v almost was about to purchase the 350f until I heard about these ones.

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

I'm not too sure sorry! Haven't used that one

@paulgerrard99

Жыл бұрын

For quality of light direct flash is never going to compare with using the tilt and swivel to bounce off walls or ceilings. I've the TT350C and use it on Canon digital and all my film cameras (in manual mode) and it's an awesome flash. With TTL support on your Fuji too its way more capable than either of these Lux models. If you're only buying one flash defo the TT350!

@Yaredium

Жыл бұрын

@@paulgerrard99 thanks! I did eventually decide to get the TT350F since the Junior is a bit gimmicky but definitely looks great on the camera. The TT350 just has everything you need in a flash.

Does the auto mode also work if you use a cable to use the flash off cam?

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

It should work fine, since it doesn't use any information from the camera to determine power in auto. I assume it uses a small distance sensor in the flash.

I bought the junior and it won't work on a cold shoe, I've tried it on two cameras a Kiev 4 and a Voigtlander Bessamatic both are in as new condition, and two different flash units as i thought the first one was broken so got a replacement, same thing happened. Plug it into the sync port and mount it on the cold shoe and it shorts and won't fire. Take it off and hold it plugged in and it works but this is a rather awkward way of using it. It also won't work on the hot shoe of my Pentax MX but that could be the hot shoe not working but I doubt it as the Pentax is as new also. If I plug it into the Pentax sync port and mount it on the hot shoe it works so that's how I'm going to have to use it. Oh well..

Does the off centre range finder view finder help to not bump your forehead off the flash?

@pushingfilm

7 ай бұрын

Not really, since the flash is in wide orientation and the rangefinder isn't all that far from centre. I do have a big head though, so it may not be as annoying to other users.

I like to bounce my flash so as to avoid blinding people, which unfortunately -- junior doesn't do.

cool, but I'll wait for TTL

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

That would be cool!

0:44 dude become retro hipster in instant 🤣

Anyone know if the senior with it’s pc cable would work on the Pentax 67?

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

I didn't test it on Pentax 67 when I had the Senior, but I think it should work fine!

been using the lux senior for my night club photos and 6 months in the petals are miss aligned the glass dome protecting the flash tube has given way but I glued that back in. so for so good with the electronics. I shoot it with my NIkon D810 and Nikon FE for film shots.

@pushingfilm

Жыл бұрын

That's great!

@stanmah1588

Жыл бұрын

The first time I saw the Lux senior, was at an opening of a book exhibit. A dressed up gentleman was sporting the Lux senior on a mirrorless Nikon Z7. Of course I had to get a picture of him, and that retro look.

Did the work with Sony?

@pushingfilm

4 ай бұрын

They should!

How do the flashes work on film cameras with out a battery in the camera?

@pushingfilm

7 ай бұрын

The signal to trip the flash doesn't require a battery in the camera 🙂

@amirabuel-hasayb4495

7 ай бұрын

@@pushingfilm interesting. But how does it work.

@pushingfilm

7 ай бұрын

@@amirabuel-hasayb4495 It's a basic circuit, which is closed by default and opens when you fire the shutter, allowing an electrical signal to flow through and fire the flash.

@amirabuel-hasayb4495

7 ай бұрын

@@pushingfilm 🙏🏽

Anyone use this with the griii

its a gimmik but good flashes

AAA battery anything is an immediate deal breaker.

@CharlieLarkin75

2 ай бұрын

Interesting. For me, regular batteries are a plus because it's not an expensive proprietary battery, and if I need batteries in the middle of something, no big deal. I'm curious as to why you find that a disadvantage?

Well, almost all you said fiits with my xpro2 and x100f ... just saying.

Confusing retro with regressive. It's marketed to those we cannot take seriously.

The audio and video were terribly out of sync on this, it was pretty much unwatchable. It was fine to listen, or to watch, but not at the same time. I’ll go watch a review that makes more sense.

@pushingfilm

5 ай бұрын

I can't see/hear anything wrong with the sync.

lol how naff. I love godox gear, but this is garbage.